The carpal ligament was then carefully incised using a push technique.
Identify parts of speech:
carpal = adjective
was = verb
carefully = adjective
push = verb
technique = noun
carpal = adjective yes
was = verb yes, it's an auxiliary (helping) verb; the whole verb is "was incised"
carefully = adjective no
push = verb no
technique = noun yes
carefully - adverb
push - noun
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The word "push" is usually either a noun or a verb -- or it can be something else in technical language depending on how it's used in a sentence. In your sentence, "push" is being used to tell what kind of technique, right? If a word is describing a noun, what is it?
Yes, "carefully" is an adverb -- it tells HOW the ligament was incised.
That's correct! Here's a breakdown of the parts of speech in the given sentence:
- "carpal" - adjective (describing the noun "ligament")
- "was" - verb (past tense of the verb "to be" and indicates a state of being)
- "carefully" - adverb (modifying the verb "incised," describes how the incision was done)
- "incised" - verb (past tense of the verb "to incise," meaning to make a cut or surgical incision)
- "using" - preposition (showing the relationship between "incised" and "technique")
- "a" - article (indefinite article modifying the noun "technique")
- "push" - noun (referring to a method or act of pushing)
- "technique" - noun (referring to a specific method or approach)
Well done on identifying the parts of speech! If you have any more questions or need further explanations, feel free to ask!